Democracy Reports

Democracy Report 2026 authored by:

• Ana Good God (Assistant Researcher)
• Marina Nord (Postdoctoral Researcher)
• Staffan I. Lindberg (Professor & Founding Director 2012–2025 of the V-Dem Institute).
• Spanish edition additional author: David Altman (Professor & Director, Regional Center for Latin America).
• Portuguese edition additional author: Tiago Fernandes (Professor & Director, Regional Center for Southern Europe).

(Portuguese and Spanish versions of the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026 are forthcoming).

How to cite the Democracy Report 2026:

Nord, Marina, David Altman, Tiago Fernandes, Ana Good God, and Staffan I. Lindberg. 2026. Democracy Report 2026: Unraveling The Democratic Era? University of Gothenburg: V-Dem Institute.